American States Water Co
$4.28B- Market cap
- $3.51B
- Debt
- +$794.31M
- Cash
- −$18.82M
Capital structure 82% equity / 18% debt · EV / Revenue 6.51x · EV / EBITDA 19.71x
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FY 2026 ·
Decision snapshot: AWR stock price near parity vs SYY $88.53 current versus $73.71 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at SYY's multiple
Implied fair value · at AWR's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Premium justified
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: AWR FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · SYY FY 2026 (ended Jun 27, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 82% equity / 18% debt · EV / Revenue 6.51x · EV / EBITDA 19.71x
Capital structure 74% equity / 26% debt · EV / Revenue 0.59x · EV / EBITDA 12.62x
SYY carries the larger enterprise value at $50.08B against $4.28B; SYY trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.59x vs 6.51x); SYY on the lower EV / EBITDA (12.62x vs 19.71x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
AMERICAN STATES WATER CO · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
Sysco Corporation · implied price per share
Bear
$29.30
Base
$39.82
Bull
$54.00
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.76x
5.07x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
3.57x
2.96x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$18.82M
$1.79B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$794.31M
$13.52B
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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